At the 12 August 1843 Nauvoo City Council meeting, the council ordered that various city officers, including Taylor, be paid for their services. This order was issued 4 December 1843. The transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 27 December 1843. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 186–187; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 107; see also Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Benjamin Warrington, ca. 12 Aug. 1843; Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for William W. Phelps, 29 Sept. 1843; Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Sylvester Emmons, 29 Sept. 1843; and Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Hyrum Smith and Others, 4 Dec. 1843.)

Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 1842–1845. Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845. CHL. MS 16800.